Oliver Cromwell 👨‍💼

Question 1

For how long did Cromwell run England?

Answer 1

5 years

Question 2

What year did Oliver Cromwell run England to when he died?

Answer 2

He ruled as Lord Protector in 1653, till his death in 1658.

Question 3

Who ran England before Cromwell?

Answer 3

Parliament

Question 4

Who backed Oliver Cromwell send home the MPs and become the effective leader of England.

Answer 4

The New Model Army

Question 5

What does NMA stand for?

Answer 5

New Model Army

Question 6

Who really pushed for the execution of Charles?

Answer 6

Oliver Cromwell

Question 7

Why did Oliver Cromwell want King Charles executed?

Answer 7

He believed that Charles would never change his ways and continue to make trouble until he died

Question 8

Whose signature is most prominent on Charles’ death warrant?

Answer 8

cromwell’s signature is one of the easiest to make out on Charles’ death warrant

Question 9

What did the ’shadowy man’ seen by guards with Charles’ body say?

Answer 9

‘‘Twas a cruel necessity, twas a cruel necessity’

Question 10

What religion was Cromwell?

Answer 10

Cromwell was a Puritan

Question 11

How did Oliver Cromwell believe everyone should live their lives?

Answer 11

He believed that everyone should live their lives according to what was written down in the Bible

Question 12

What does the word’Puritan’ mean?

Answer 12

The word “Puritan” means that followers had a pure soul and lived a good life.

Question 13

What was one of the main beliefs of Puritans?

Answer 13

That if you worked hard, you would get to heaven.

Question 14

Why did Cromwell not want enjoyment in Puritan England?

Answer 14

He believed it was pointless

Question 15

Cromwell shut many ______ and _______

Answer 15

Cromwell shut many inns and theatres

Question 16

Most sports were ______

Answer 16

Most sports were banned

Question 17

People caught playing football on a Sunday could be _______

Answer 17

People caught playing football on a Sunday could be whipped

Question 18

Swearing was punished by a ______

Answer 18

Swearing was punished by a fine

Question 19

Those who keep swearing would be sent to _________

Answer 19

Those who keep swearing would be sent to prison

Question 20

Instead of having feast days, what did Cromwell create?

Answer 20

He made one day in every month was a fast day (you did not eat all day.)

Question 21

How many areas did Cromwell divide England into?

Answer 21

11

Question 22

Who was each area of England governed by?

Answer 22

Major generals who were trusted by Cromwell

Question 23

Most of the major generals who ran the country had been in what army?

Answer 23

The NMA

Question 24

Cromwell believed that women should dress in a ‘______ ______’

Answer 24

Cromwell believed that women should dress in a proper manner

Question 25

What cosmetic was banned?

Answer 25

Make up

Question 26

Puritan leaders and soldiers would roam the streets of towns and scrub off any ____-__ found on unsuspecting women.

Answer 26

Puritan leaders and soldiers would roam the streets of towns and scrub off any make-up found on unsuspecting women.

Question 27

What did a Puritan lady wear?

Answer 27

• long black dress that covered from neck to toes
• white apron
• hair bunched up
• white headdress
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Question 28

What did Puritan men wear?

Answer 28

Puritan men wore black clothes and short hair.

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Question 29

What traditional holiday did Cromwell ban?

Answer 29

Christmas

Question 30

What did Cromell want Christmas to be about?

Answer 30

Cromwell wanted it returned to a religious celebration where people thought about the birth of Jesus rather than ate and drank too much.

Question 31

What were soldiers ordered to do at Christmas in London?

Answer 31

Soldiers were ordered to go around the streets and remove festive decorations and also if necessary take food being cooked for a Christmas celebration.

Question 32

True ✅or false❌
Traditional Christmas decorations were banned

Answer 32

✅

Question 33

Who did Cromwell have a hatred for?

Answer 33

Cromwell had a hatred for the Irish Catholics.

Question 34

Why did Cromwell hate the Irish Catholics?

Answer 34

He believed that they were all potential traitors willing to help any Catholic nation that wanted to attack England.

Question 35

During his time as head of government, what did he make his ‘task’?

Answer 35

To ’tame’ the Irish

Question 36

Where did he send all the Irish children

Answer 36

He ordered that all Irish children should be sent to the West Indies to work as
slave labourers in the sugar plantations.

Question 37

When did Cromwell die?

Answer 37

Cromwell died in September 1658.

Question 38

How many soldiers escorted Cromwell’s coffin to Westminster Abbey?

Answer 38

Over 30,000

Question 39

Where was Cromwell buried?

Answer 39

Westminster Abbey

Question 40

What was one of Charles II’s first orders concerning Oliver Cromwell?

Answer 40

One of Charles’ first orders was that Cromwell’s body should be dug up and put on ‘trial’ as a traitor.
His body was put on trial, found guilty and hanged from a gallows at Tyburn.